S. CAL. RAPID TRANSIT DIST. v. WORKERS' COMP. APP. BD.

Docket No. L.A. 30990.

23 Cal.3d 158 (1979)

588 P.2d 806

151 Cal. Rptr. 666

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT, INC., Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD and ELLIOTT WEITZMAN, Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

January 18, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

James L. Flournoy and Flournoy & Johnson for Petitioner.

Charles L. Swezey, William B. Donohoe, Dexter W. Young, Philip M. Miyamoto, Thomas J. McBirnie, Fred L. Wright and Owen A. Silverman for Respondents.

John P. McCullough, Alfred Lombardo, Howard J. Scott, Bertram Cohen, Abe Virdeh, Yale Jones, Lowell Airola, Kathe R. Moore and Frank J. Reilly as Amici Curiae on behalf of Respondents.


OPINION

MANUEL, J.

Petitioner Southern California Rapid Transit District, Inc. (RTD) seeks review of an order of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denying reconsideration of an award of temporary disability benefits to respondent Elliot Weitzman (Weitzman). The injury of concern here resulted from an automobile accident which occurred when Weitzman was returning home from the RTD district office where he delivered a medical...

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